After a month of successful fundraising, Jeffrey and his classmates voted on whether to donate the money they had raised to hunger relief or to environmental causes. Out of $40$ votes, $16$ were for hunger relief. What percentage of the votes were for hunger relief $\newline$ Write your answer using a percent sign ( $\%$ ). $\newline$ _____

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Q. After a month of successful fundraising, Jeffrey and his classmates voted on whether to donate the money they had raised to hunger relief or to environmental causes. Out of

40

votes,

16

were for hunger relief. What percentage of the votes were for hunger relief

\newline

Write your answer using a percent sign (

\%

\newline

_____

Total votes calculation: Total votes cast: $40$ , Votes for hunger relief: $16$ . To find the percentage of votes for hunger relief, use the formula: $(\text{Number of votes for hunger relief} / \text{Total votes}) \times 100$ .
Substitute values into formula: Substitute the values into the formula: $(\frac{16}{40}) \times 100$ .
Simplify division: Simplify $16 / 40$ to get $0.4$ .
Calculate percentage: Multiply $0.4$ by $100$ to find the percentage. $0.4 \times 100 = 40$ .